Upper Level·T14 #2·Stanford, California

Tax Law at Stanford Law

Tax Law introduces the federal income tax system under the Internal Revenue Code. Students learn how to determine gross income, calculate deductions and credits, and analyze the tax treatment of different transactions.

Key Topics in Tax Law

Gross income and exclusions

Business and personal deductions

Capital gains and losses

Tax credits vs. deductions

Depreciation and cost recovery

Tax treatment of property transactions

Partnership and S-corporation taxation

Estate and gift tax

Tax-exempt organizations

Tax policy and reform

Key Questions in Tax Law

Is this item included in gross income?

Is the expense deductible, and under which IRC section?

Is this a capital gain or ordinary income?

What is the taxpayer's basis in the property?

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